star grassn.¹

Brit.

/ˈstɑː ɡrɑːs/,

/ˈstɑː ɡras/, U.S.

/ˈstɑr ˌɡræs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: < star n.¹ + grass n.¹

Any of various grasses, grass-like plants, or aquatic plants having stellate flowers, seed heads, or arrangement of leaves; esp. Aletris farinosa (family Nartheciaceae), Callitriche palustris (family Plantaginaceae), Hypoxis hirsuta (family Hypoxidaceae).Frequently with modifying word.blue star grass, vernal stargrass, water stargrass, etc.: see the first element.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass

windlestrawc1000

shear-grass1483

risp1508

sweet-grass1577

star grass1687

reesk1735

bluegrass1751

cheat1784

spear-grass1784

white top1803

prairie grass1812

elephant grass1832

ryegrass1845

wool-grass1854

snow-grass1865

quick1896

1687 J. Clayton Let. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) (1742) 41 158 [In Virginia] there is another Root of the Species of Hyacinths, the Leaves whereof are grass-like..and spread like a Star upon the Ground... Some call it Ague-grass, others Ague-root, others Star-grass.

1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 22 Stargrass, which is used with good Success in most Fevers in this Country.

1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica v. 135 Mealy-star-wort. Star-grass. Aletris farinosa.

1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) App. 113/2 Hypoxis erecta, (star-grass).

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 788 Star-grass, Rhynchospora Vahliana.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 35/2 Aletris farinosa, called Colic root and Star grass.

1938 C. T. White Princ. Bot. Queensland Farmers 203 Many other grasses go to make up the mixed native pasture..Oat Grasses, Star Grasses, &c.

1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 16/1 Examples of the common weeds in coffee are black jack, pigweed, oxalis, wandering Jew, nut watergrass, love grass, star grass, couch grass and Kikuyu grass.

2000 Guardian 14 Jan. i. 12/4 They will try to find whether the caterpillar's diet, which contains traces of cyanide from star grass, makes it immune to birds.

2000 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 127 191/1 Other species in bloom were Galinsoga quadriradiata (common quickweed), Hypoxis hirsuta (yellow star grass), Lepidium virginicum (poor man's pepper).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star grass
释义	star grassn.¹ Brit. /ˈstɑː ɡrɑːs/, /ˈstɑː ɡras/, U.S. /ˈstɑr ˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + grass n.¹ Any of various grasses, grass-like plants, or aquatic plants having stellate flowers, seed heads, or arrangement of leaves; esp. Aletris farinosa (family Nartheciaceae), Callitriche palustris (family Plantaginaceae), Hypoxis hirsuta (family Hypoxidaceae).Frequently with modifying word.blue star grass, vernal stargrass, water stargrass, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass windlestrawc1000 shear-grass1483 risp1508 sweet-grass1577 star grass1687 reesk1735 bluegrass1751 cheat1784 spear-grass1784 white top1803 prairie grass1812 elephant grass1832 ryegrass1845 wool-grass1854 snow-grass1865 quick1896 1687 J. Clayton Let. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) (1742) 41 158 [In Virginia] there is another Root of the Species of Hyacinths, the Leaves whereof are grass-like..and spread like a Star upon the Ground... Some call it Ague-grass, others Ague-root, others Star-grass. 1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 22 Stargrass, which is used with good Success in most Fevers in this Country. 1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica v. 135 Mealy-star-wort. Star-grass. Aletris farinosa. 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) App. 113/2 Hypoxis erecta, (star-grass). 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 788 Star-grass, Rhynchospora Vahliana. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 35/2 Aletris farinosa, called Colic root and Star grass. 1938 C. T. White Princ. Bot. Queensland Farmers 203 Many other grasses go to make up the mixed native pasture..Oat Grasses, Star Grasses, &c. 1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 16/1 Examples of the common weeds in coffee are black jack, pigweed, oxalis, wandering Jew, nut watergrass, love grass, star grass, couch grass and Kikuyu grass. 2000 Guardian 14 Jan. i. 12/4 They will try to find whether the caterpillar's diet, which contains traces of cyanide from star grass, makes it immune to birds. 2000 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 127 191/1 Other species in bloom were Galinsoga quadriradiata (common quickweed), Hypoxis hirsuta (yellow star grass), Lepidium virginicum (poor man's pepper). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1687
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